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From Aristides to Rich Strike: A list of every winning Kentucky Derby horse by year

jon hale, louisville courier journal
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Here is the full list of Kentucky Derby winners by year:

  • 2023: Mage

  • 2022: Rich Strike

  • 2021: Mandaloun

  • 2020: Authentic

  • 2019: Country House

  • 2018: Justify *

  • 2017: Always Dreaming

  • 2016: Nyquist

  • 2015: American Pharoah *

  • 2014: California Chrome

  • 2013: Orb

  • 2012: I'll Have Another

  • 2011: Animal Kingdom

  • 2010: Super Saver

  • 2009: Mine That Bird

  • 2008: Big Brown

  • 2007: Street Sense

  • 2006: Barbaro

  • 2005: Giacomo

  • 2004: Smarty Jones

  • 2003: Funny Cide

  • 2002: War Emblem

  • 2001: Monarchos

  • 2000: Fusaichi Pegasus

  • 1999: Charismatic

  • 1998: Real Quiet

  • 1997: Silver Charm

  • 1996: Grindstone

  • 1995: Thunder Gulch

  • 1994: Go for Gin

  • 1993: Sea Hero

  • 1992: Lil E. Tee

  • 1991: Strike the Gold

  • 1990: Unbridled

  • 1989: Sunday Silence

  • 1988: Winning Colors

  • 1987: Alysheba

  • 1986: Ferdinand

  • 1985: Spend a Buck

  • 1984: Swale

  • 1983: Sunny's Halo

  • 1982: Gato Del Sol

  • 1981: Pleasant Colony

  • 1980: Genuine Risk

  • 1979: Spectacular Bid

  • 1978: Affirmed *

  • 1977: Seattle Slew *

  • 1976: Bold Forbes

  • 1975: Foolish Pleasure

  • 1974: Cannonade

  • 1973: Secretariat *

  • 1972: Riva Ridge

  • 1971: Canonero II

  • 1970: Dust Commander

  • 1969: Majestic Prince

  • 1968: Forward Pass

  • 1967: Proud Clarion

  • 1966: Kauai King

  • 1965: Lucky Debonair

  • 1964: Northern Dancer

  • 1963: Chateaugay

  • 1962: Decidedly

  • 1961: Carry Back

  • 1960: Venetian Way

  • 1959: Tomy Lee

  • 1958: Tim Tam

  • 1957: Iron Liege

  • 1956: Needles

  • 1955: Swaps

  • 1954: Determine

  • 1953: Dark Star

  • 1952: Hill Gail

  • 1951: Count Turf

  • 1950: Middleground

  • 1949: Ponder

  • 1948: Citation *

  • 1947: Jet Pilot

  • 1946: Assault *

  • 1945: Hoop Jr.

  • 1944: Pensive

  • 1943: Count Fleet *

  • 1942: Shut Out

  • 1941: Whirlaway *

  • 1940: Gallahadion

  • 1939: Johnstown

  • 1938: Lawrin

  • 1937: War Admiral *

  • 1936: Bold Venture

  • 1935: Omaha *

  • 1934: Cavalcade

  • 1933: Brokers Tip

  • 1932: Burgoo King

  • 1931: Twenty Grand

  • 1930: Gallant Fox *

  • 1929: Clyde Van Dusen

  • 1928: Reigh Count

  • 1927: Whiskery

  • 1926: Bubbling Over

  • 1925: Flying Ebony

  • 1924: Black Gold

  • 1923: Zev

  • 1922: Morvich

  • 1921: Behave Yourself

  • 1920: Paul Jones

  • 1919: Sir Barton *

  • 1918: Exterminator

  • 1917: Omar Khayyam

  • 1916: George Smith

  • 1915: Regret

  • 1914: Old Rosebud

  • 1913: Donerail

  • 1912: Worth

  • 1911: Meridian

  • 1910: Donau

  • 1909: Wintergreen

  • 1908: Stone Street

  • 1907: Pink Star

  • 1906: Sir Huon

  • 1905: Agile

  • 1904: Elwood

  • 1903: Judge Himes

  • 1902: Alan-a-Dale

  • 1901: His Eminence

  • 1900: Lieut. Gibson

  • 1899: Manuel

  • 1898: Plaudit

  • 1897: Typhoon II

  • 1896: Ben Brush

  • 1895: Halma

  • 1894: Chant

  • 1893: Lookout

  • 1892: Azra

  • 1891: Kingman

  • 1890: Riley

  • 1889: Spokane

  • 1888: Macbeth II

  • 1887: Montrose

  • 1886: Ben Ali

  • 1885: Joe Cotton

  • 1884: Buchanan

  • 1883: Leonatus

  • 1882: Apollo

  • 1881: Hindoo

  • 1880: Fonso

  • 1879: Lord Murphy

  • 1878: Day Star

  • 1877: Baden-Baden

  • 1876: Vagrant

  • 1875: Aristides * Indicates Triple Crown Winners

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: List of Kentucky Derby winners by year since 1875